St. Clement's Church, Toronto

Gritty Hope: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Matthew 24:36-44 Quote: Hope has grit and is lived day in and day out. Even when, or maybe especially when, the world feels like it’s falling apart. Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2024%3A36-44&version=NRSVA

No Fairytale : A sermon on Luke 23:33-43 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "As followers of Jesus, the story we live doesn’t allow us to stay in the fairytale because we follow the One whose rule, whose reign, looks a whole lot different than what we’ve come to recognize as royalty.”  Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023%3A33-43&version=NRSVUE  

Christianity is Not About You: A sermon by Andrew Federle on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13. Quote: “We forget that our life is a gift from God and that we are fundamentally situated in the gift economy and not the rat race." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%203%3A6-13%20&version=NRSVA

Legion: a sermon by Andrew Federle on Mark 5:1-20 on Remembrance Sunday. Quote: “Everyone else looks at this man and sees collateral damage; only Jesus sees someone worth saving.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205%3A1-20&version=NRSVUE 

Fallen to the Lowest Place : a sermon on John 6:35-40 by Andrew Federle for All Souls’ Day. Quote: “Jesus says that not one person is lost, not one person that is beloved by God will be lost. That is God's will.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A35-40&version=NRSVUE  

Elbow to Elbow with Saints : a sermon on Luke 6:20-31 by Pamela Rayment for All Saints’ Day.  Quote: ““Do to others as you would have them do to you." Sounds clear-cut enough, and it’s the most challenging thing in the world to do.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206%3A20-31&version=NRSVUE  

Images of God: A sermon by Allison Marcaccini on John 1:1-5. Quote: "In the mystery of what we cannot see, we can still know God's presence in so many ways. I wonder where you have seen God?" Read the passage in the Message: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1-5&version=MSG 

Sour Grapes, The Myth of Enduring Suffering: a sermon on Jeremiah 31:27-34 by The Rev. Dr. Joy Moore. Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031%3A27-34&version=NRSVA

Enough: a sermon on John 6:24-35 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: "While we’re worrying if we’re working enough, Jesus is saying: 'I’m enough.'"  Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A24-35&version=NRSVUE 

The Poet of Lament: A sermon on Lamentations 3:19-26 by Andrew Federle.  Quote: “Down in the hole, where the weight threatens to crowd out thought altogether, the poet remembers that God is faithful.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lamentations%203%3A19-26&version=NRSVUE  

Drawn from the Water : A sermon on Luke 16:19-31 (FNV) by Andrew Federle on Orange Shirt Sunday. Quote: “From this vantage point at least, we can say this much: Moses is the first person in the scriptures to be taken off to residential school.” Read the scripture passage here: https://files.constantcontact.com/012b54ea501/09cc4a1d-b5f9-4652-b1c3-c356c803f69b.pdf  

 Economics 101 : A sermon on Luke 16:1-13 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "How we live amidst the enmeshed economic structures of the world matters." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE 

Into the Wilderness: a sermon on Luke 15:1-10 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “What do we miss when we not only avoid spiritual wilderness, but also literal wilderness — that is, nature itself?" Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015%3A1-10&version=NRSVUE

 A sermon by Andrew Federle on Luke 14:25-33. Quote: “To be a disciple of Jesus is to let go of pretending to be in control.” Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke14%3A25-33&version=NRSVUE 

The Inner Ring : A sermon on Luke 14:1, 7-14 by Michael Buttrey.  Quote: “We just have an opportunity to see the world through a different lens – in terms of seeing and being blessings instead of balancing the scales.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014%3A1%2C%207-14&version=MSG  

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry : A sermon on Isaiah 58:9b-14 by Andrew Federle Quote: “Hurry is a serious spiritual issue, for its swift current carries our attention past the present moment and headlong into an anxious future.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2058%3A9b-14&version=NRSVUE  

Fire : a sermon on Luke 12:49-56 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “The fire of the Holy Spirit reveals us for who we truly are, so that we might become who we were always meant to be.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...

Do I Get a Home? : a sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: “It can be a reminder that we were meant for something more – something we do not see, but have the assurance of faith must exist: the city of God.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A1-3%2C%208-16&version=NRSVUE  

Rich towards God: A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "Are we being faithful with the gifts that God has entrusted to us? Are we living as those rich toward God or do we act as fools?" Read the passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2012%3A13-21&version=NRSVUE  

Thoughts and Prayers: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Luke 11:1-13. Quote: "Prayer is where we begin, where we return, and where we are held together."  Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2011%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE 

Deepening Relationships: A sermon by Deb Whalen-Blaize on Luke 20:38-42. Quote: "Relationships are blessed by service. It is important for us to serve and care for one another. But depth in a relationship comes through quality time." Read the scripture passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A38-42&version=NRSVUE 

Pouring out Mercy : A sermon on Luke 10:25-37 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “Consumed by the love of Jesus, who pulls us out of whatever ditch we find ourselves in and pours upon us mercy like oil and wine, healing out wounds, and from there we are propelled to move forward and extend Jesus’ mercy to others.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A25-...

Being Sent: A sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 by Pamela Rayment.  Quote: “Go out together. Bring nothing. Share peace. Be with. Don’t force it. God is in it all.  Six helpful instructions that I think hold up rather well for us today.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A1-11&version=NRSVUE  

Flint: A sermon on Luke 9:51-62 by Andrew Federle.  Quote: “To bump up against Jesus is to risk having all that is straw in your life burned up; but that same flame might just light your way forward in the dark.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%209%3A51-62&version=NRSVUE  

Dancing with joy: A sermon on Philippians 4:4-9 by Michael Buttrey on National Indigenous Day of Payer. Quote:“Rather than analyzing that uncertainty, mapping out all the possible outcomes, trying mentally to control the world, Paul focuses on the basics. Dance. Pray. Keep walking in the traditions. Even if the world burns, we can do the same.” Read the preaching passage here: https://files.consta...